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The Underrated Liam Neeson Crime Thriller Streaming On Prime
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By now, most audiences are aware of Liam Neeson’s status as an action thriller star, best known for taking on hordes of enemies at once in non-stop thrill rides such as Taken, The Grey, and The A-Team. In 2014’s mystery thriller A Walk Among The Tombstones, Liam Neeson stars as a private investigator hired by a drug kingpin to solve a mysterious crime. The film is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
A Walk Among The Tombstones combines two of Liam Neeson’s best qualities as a performer, allowing him to show off his impeccable fighting skills as a physical powerhouse while making great use of the actor’s unflinching humanity.
One Of Neeson’s Best Action Flicks
A Walk Among the Tombstones follows Liam Neeson’s Matt Scudder as he pays his bills performing private detective work in New York. As a disgraced former detective, Scudder is willing to work outside of the law with a number of unsavory characters, including a local drug dealer named Kenny Kristo. Kristo explains to Scudder that his wife has been kidnapped and subsequently murdered despite having paid the ransom that the kidnappers demanded.
In A Walk Among The Tombstones, Liam Neeson’s Matt Scudder is joined by a street-wise homeless youth named TJ (Brian Bradley), who assists him in making connections among the criminal underworld. Scudder and TJ begin to follow ledes that uncover corruption within the DEA, as well as a conspiracy by international drug trafficking rings that threaten to start an all-out gang war on the streets of New York.
As tensions continue to rise, Scudder brings TJ under his wing after learning that the boy has sickle cell anemia and is in declining health.
From there, Scudder and his team set up a sting in order to catch the kidnappers in the middle of a handoff with their next victim. When a shootout ensues, A Walk Among The Tombstones becomes an all-out gunfight, featuring one of Liam Neeson’s most gripping action sequences to date. The conclusion features a revolving door of gunshots that ring out, killing hordes of thugs, leading to the police finally taking down the drug traffickers.
Matthew Scudder’s Novelized Legacy
The film was written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Scott Frank, best known for screenwriting the hit 2017 film Logan, starring Hugh Jackman. Frank later went on to create, write, and direct the Netflix mini-series The Queens Gambit, starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
A Walk Among The Tombstones stars Liam Neeson alongside a number of big-name actors such as Downton Abbey‘s Dan Stevens, The Predator‘s Boyd Holbrook, and Stranger Things‘ David Harbour. The film is based on a 1992 novel of the same name written by American crime writer Lawrence Block and serves as the second time the character of Matt Scudder has been brought to the big screen, according to IMDb.
Before the character appeared in A Walk Among The Tombstones, Matt Scudder was portrayed by Jeff Bridges in the 1986 film 8 Million Ways To Die. Block has penned 20 novels in the long-running series, the most recent of which was released in 2023. The events of A Walk Among The Tombstones adapt the tenth book in the long-running series as a standalone adventure.
Though A Walk Among The Tombstones did very well at the box office, the film received mixed reviews from critics.
The Liam Neeson-led movie made over $62 million at the worldwide box office against an estimated production budget of only $28 million, opening at number two at the box office behind The Maze Runner. The film holds a solid 68 percent score on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, though the audience score clocks in at only 53 percent.
To this day, A Walk Among The Tombstones remains one of Liam Neeson’s most underrated movies, which fans of the Northern Irish actor would surely be elated to check out. Though modern film fans have largely forgotten the over decade-old movie, it holds some of the best action sequences in Liam Neeson’s long and storied career while still giving the actor room to perform as a deep and nuanced character.
A Walk Among The Tombstones is available to stream now on Prime Video.
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Gene Shalit, a popular longtime Today movie critic, has died. He was 100.
Shalit’s family confirmed the news to NBC News on Friday, June 12, sharing that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life.”
The family also reflected on his decades-long television career, describing his time on Today “an extraordinary era for him.”
A fixture on morning television for nearly four decades, Shalit became one of America’s most recognizable film critics during his tenure on the NBC program. He became famous for his trademark bushy mustache, colorful wordplay and quirky on-air personality before retiring in 2010.
Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford’s death at age 46. At the end of the month, comedy acting icon Catherine O’Hara died at age 71. In February, Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek died at age […]
Former co-host Meredith Vieira paid tribute to Shalit at the time.
“It’s hard to imagine not having him here. He is the Today show,” she said, referencing the impact he made during his career.
Just months before his death, Shalit celebrated a major milestone birthday. The veteran critic turned 100 on March 25 and was honored by Today during a special segment. The show featured him on a Smucker’s birthday jar and shared a recent photo of the beloved broadcaster.
“He is ringing in 100 by enjoying that fresh air in the Berkshires with his six kids [and] five grandchildren,” Today cohost Al Roker, 71, said at the time.
In 2010, Shalit’s longtime producer Guy Ludwig shared his memories of working with the movie critic over the years.
“Once Gene was on, he’d get letters like, ‘Who is this part-time anarchist that you have on television,’ because he was so different,” he told Today. “But what resonated above his unusual appearance was his incredible wit, his remarkable intelligence. But he didn’t pound you over the head with it. He amused you. He enlightened and amused whatever subject he was on.”
Ludwig also reflected on Shalit’s longevity on Today, praising the impressive feat.
“Gene has been on a single television program, Today, longer than any other person in the history of television,” Ludwig said. “And this is throughout the world, we believe, certainly domestic television. There’s been no one who did 41 years on one show. And certainly Gene’s done other things along the way, radio and television specials, game shows, appearances with Tom Snyder and David Letterman. But someone who appeared on one show all the way through, continuously, there’s only Gene.”
Born Eugene Shalit in New York City in 1926, the TV personality was raised in New Jersey and developed an early passion for writing. He contributed to both his high school newspaper and the student publication at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign before graduating in 1949.
Prior to finding fame as a critic, Shalit briefly worked as Dick Clark’s press agent. The professional relationship ended amid the payola investigations that brought Clark before Congress in 1960.
Clark later reflected on the split in a 2011 interview with The New York Times magazine, describing Shalit as “a jellyfish” and revealing the two never spoke again.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were recently dealt a major blow by the royal family, after it was revealed that the palace intends to remove every “trace” of them from Frogmore Cottage.
The Montecito-based royal couple had made some personal changes to the home, which was gifted to them by Queen Elizabeth II after their marriage; however, reports claim plans are underway to revert the residence back to how it was before the Sussexes moved in.
Insiders claim Prince Harry and Meghan were taken aback by the new development, especially as it shows that their rift with the royal family is far from being fixed ahead of the duke’s UK return.
Prior to Harry and Meghan’s family life in their $29 million Montecito mansion, the royal couple lived in Frogmore Cottage.
While they initially retained the property after their highly-publicized exit from their roles as working royals in 2020, the home was officially taken from them three years later.
King Charles ultimately requested they vacate the residence permanently, especially as Harry and Meghan rarely made use of the location due to their increasingly sparse UK visits.
The place was then offered to the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he was evicted from his luxurious Royal Lodge, but the former Duke of York rejected it.
Now, the home is facing major renovation plans that could completely rid it of Harry and Meghan’s influences, in hopes that it would become more appealing for other members of the royal family to stay in.
“It’s been empty for three years. Even Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor] thought it wasn’t good enough for him to move in,” a source told Closer Online. “Maybe if they get rid of any trace of Harry and Meghan, then someone within the royal household will fancy it.”
The Sussexes Are Upset Over The Latest Development With Frogmore Cottage, Insiders Claim
While the palace’s reasons for wanting to refurbish Frogmore Cottage are not clear, insiders claim it has left Harry and Meghan feeling humiliated and saddened, with the duke in particular seeing it as a “personal” affront during a period where he’s making attempts to reconcile with the royal family.
“This is a huge slap in the face for Harry,” a source told the publication. “Here he is, throwing all his energy into creating a path where he will feel safe bringing his wife and children home to England, and right when he’s sure he’s making progress with his father and getting something worked out for the summer, it comes out that all the wonderful updates they made [to Frogmore] are being ripped apart.”
“How are they not supposed to take that personally?” the source continued, “He accepts that it doesn’t belong to them, but at the same time, he does feel some sense of ownership and attachment to it.”
“The Queen gave it to him, and he and Meghan poured their heart and soul into making it a beautiful home, so of course it’s upsetting,” they added.
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Spent A Hefty Sum Refurbishing Frogmore Cottage
Harry and Meghan made major renovations to Frogmore Cottage after moving into the house as a newly married couple.
The five-bedroom property was built in 1801 for Queen Charlotte and is a grade II listed building, which in the UK, means it is of special historic interest.
Right after their wedding, Harry and Meghan reportedly wasted no time making Frogmore Cottage into a home that fit the duchess’s taste, converting it from five residential units to a massive family home. The couple also overhauled the property by installing a yoga studio, a bespoke £5,000 [$6,705] copper bathtub, and custom interiors.
The Sussexes ultimately spent around £2.4 million [$3.2 million] to give Frogmore Cottage a makeover, a sum which they paid back due to criticisms about the renovations being taxpayer-funded.
Prince Harry Reportedly Feels The Decision To Undo His And Meghan’s Work On Frogmore Cottage ‘Makes No Sense’
Insiders claim Harry has been left stunned by the news of the royal family’s move to undo the work he and Meghan had done on Frogmore Cottage, a move he allegedly believes “makes no sense” due to how much it cost them.
It is also being seen as a sign that the monarchy is truly over and done with the Sussexes and doesn’t want them back in the royal fold, despite Harry’s very public calls for reconciliation.
“He and Meghan both believe it’s being done out of sheer pettiness because financially it makes no sense,” an insider told Closer. “They spent a lot of money and made the place more modern and liveable; Harry says the only reason he can see to tear it apart is to spite them.”
The source further noted that Harry “fully believes there are people in his family that orchestrated this to purposely hurt him, whether they will admit that or not.”
Veteran Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter is stepping down from his role after revealing he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Ritter, 76, announced during the Friday, June 12, broadcast of Eyewitness News at 6 that it would be his final day as a news anchor.
“After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer’s,” Ritter told viewers. “It’s ‘early stage’ Alzheimer’s, and they say the treatments I’m getting are keeping it at bay. For now.”
The longtime journalist explained that while his condition is currently being managed, he acknowledged the disease is progressive and his future is uncertain.
Bob Barker’s cause of death has been revealed. According to the late The Price Is Right host’s death certificate, obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, September 5, Barker died as a result of a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Though he never publicly addressed living with the brain disorder, the certificate claims he was diagnosed with it […]
“But there is no guarantee, because there’s no cure yet for Alzheimer’s,” Ritter continued. “So, unless someone finds an amazing cure, and soon, tonight will be the last newscast I anchor.”
Ritter also vowed to continue the fight against Alzheimer’s, noting that his own father died with the disease in June 1998.
“I am going to so miss reporting the news to you. With the truth, and with facts, no matter where they fall. It has been my honor to do that,” Ritter said as he signed off for the final time as anchor. “For now, I wish you health and peace, and let’s take care of each other.”
Bill Ritter. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Following the announcement, WABC-TV General Manager Marilu Galvez praised Ritter’s decades of service to viewers.
“For decades, Bill Ritter has covered and led New Yorkers through the stories that matter most,” Galvez said in a statement. “A defining presence at ABC7, he has done so with exceptional insight, integrity, and, most of all, heart, earning the love and respect of viewers and colleagues alike.”
Galvez added that Ritter will continue to play an important role at the station by sharing updates on his journey and helping raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and available resources for those affected by the disease.
Ritter has anchored WABC-TV’s 6 p.m. newscast since 2001. He joined WABC-TV in 1998 following a journalism career that included work in print and television. Before arriving at the New York station, he worked for the Los Angeles Times, local television stations in California and ABC News network programs.
CNN founder Ted Turner died on Wednesday, May 6. He was 87. “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement,” CNN Worldwide chairman and CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. “He was and always will be the presiding spirit of […]
He became anchor of the station’s 11 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast in 1999, succeeding longtime anchor Bill Beutel, before taking over the 6 p.m. newscast in 2001. He also spent several years anchoring the station’s 5 p.m. broadcast.
Although Ritter is stepping away from daily anchoring duties, he was adamant that viewers have not seen the last of him.
The journalist also announced that he will remain part of the Eyewitness News team in a new reporting role focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions.
Ritter said he plans to cover the growing impact of the disease on patients and families, as well as the financial challenges associated with treatment and long-term care, which he described as “simply unaffordable” in many cases.
Sony Pictures appears to be moving forward with “24 Jump Street” and is reportedly in talks with Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube to reprise their roles.
While some fans are excited about the long-awaited return of the crime-comedy franchise, others remain skeptical, especially after reports that production hurdles ultimately derailed plans for “23 Jump Street.”
Tatum previously addressed the issue, revealing that although the script was “sincerely the best script” he had ever read, the project’s financial structure made it nearly impossible to move forward.
According to Variety, Sony Pictures is developing “24 Jump Street,” a sequel to 2012’s “21 Jump Street” and 2014’s “22 Jump Street.” Reports suggest that the original stars, Hill, Tatum, and Ice Cube, are in talks to return, while Rodney Rothman is set to direct.
Rothman also co-wrote the script alongside Hill and Meghan Malloy. Producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are expected to return to the R-rated crime-comedy franchise, alongside Neal H. Moritz, who is also known for the “Fast & Furious” films.
Tatum and Reid Carolin are producing through Free Association, while Hill and Matt Dines are producing under their Strong Baby banner. Although plot details remain under wraps, Ice Cube is expected to reprise his role as the perpetually furious Captain Dickson.
Production timelines and a release date are expected to be announced later this year once talent deals are finalized.
Sony Appears To Skip Over ’23 Jump Street’
The “Jump Street” franchise, adapted from the late-1980s television series starring Johnny Depp, remains one of Sony’s most successful comedy properties. It follows underachieving cops Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) as they go undercover to dismantle criminal operations.
The original film grossed more than $200 million worldwide, while “22 Jump Street” exceeded expectations with an impressive $331 million global haul.
A third installment, originally envisioned as a crossover with Sony’s blockbuster “Men in Black” franchise, has spent more than a decade in development. However, persistent production issues have stalled the project, and with “24 Jump Street” now moving forward, Sony appears to have bypassed “23 Jump Street” altogether.
Channing Tatum Blamed Producer Costs For Delay
Last year, Tatum offered insight into why “23 Jump Street” never materialized, despite describing its screenplay as “sincerely the best script I’ve ever read for me and Jonah [Hill].”
“I get asked more about ‘Jump Street 3’ than any other movie on the face of the planet that I’ve ever done,” Tatum said, per Variety. “I don’t think it’ll ever happen. The problem is the overhead. It would cost as much as the actual budget of the film, if not more, because of all the producers involved. It’s just too top-heavy. It falls over every time.”
He said that he, Hill, Lord, and Miller were willing to reduce their fees to help get the sequel made, but claimed Moritz’s compensation demands remained a sticking point.
“[Neal H. Moritz]’s price for a producer fee is huge,” he added. “And to be honest, that’s what’s killing it.”
Fans Question The Jump From 22 To 24
Fans quickly took to social media to question both the sequel’s numbering and whether the issues that reportedly stalled “23 Jump Street” have finally been resolved.
“Jumping straight to 24, huh,” one Reddit user wrote. “Tatum said the film was struggling to get going because Neal H. Moritz had a very high fee. Is that finally solved?”
Another added, “Lmao, did they skip 23 or is this a typo? They must’ve finally gotten around Neal H. Moritz from allegedly holding up pre-production due to his asking price. He was a producer on ‘Scary Movie 6,’ and that managed to have a shockingly lower budget of $30 million.”
A disappointed fan wrote, “I’ll never forgive them for not doing the MiB crossover. Schmitt and Jenko as Men in Black just writes itself.”
Others were simply thrilled to see the franchise return, with one user declaring, “Comedy is back!!”
‘Jump Street’ Has Spent Years In Development Limbo
Whether “24 Jump Street” ultimately reaches theaters remains to be seen. Since 2014, Sony has explored several franchise expansions that never gained traction.
Among them was a female-led spin-off, written by “Bob’s Burgers” writers Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, which was reportedly titled “Jump Street: Now for Her Pleasure” and targeted for development in 2020.
However, little has been heard about the project in the years since. In 2023, reports also suggested that Brie Larson could reprise her role as Molly Tracey from “21 Jump Street,” but those plans have likewise gone quiet.
As a result, many fans remain cautiously optimistic until cameras are actually rolling on “24 Jump Street.”
Mikayla Nogueira has been rushed to hospital amid a scary medical emergency.
Posting via TikTok on Friday, June 12, the beauty influencer detailed how she ended up in hospital after passing out while filming a makeup tutorial.
“While I was filming, the room began to spin and I couldn’t breathe and fell on the floor and I just passed out,” Nogueira, 27, recalled of the frightening ordeal. “When I woke up, I was able to grab my phone and I called 911 because I knew damn well I couldn’t drive myself anywhere.”
After being transported to the hospital by ambulance, doctors quickly discovered the cause of her symptoms.
“They found that my appendix was going to rupture,” Nogueira explained. “So they put me into immediate emergency surgery, and I no longer have an appendix.”
The social media star said she is now recovering from the procedure, which left her with three incisions on her stomach and limited mobility.
“I can’t really walk,” she divulged.
Mikayla Nogueira. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
The influencer added that she initially underestimated her symptoms, not realizing her discomfort was serious enough to lead to emergency surgery.
“I flew home from Los Angeles on Thursday night,” she said. “While I was on the plane, I started having a lot of discomfort and pain. I got home around 2 a.m. and I thought I could just sleep it off.”
She continued, “I tried to push through, figured it was just a stomach ache.”
Influencer Mikayla Nogueira is sharing subtle insight into how she’s feeling since announcing her divorce from Cody Hawken. The beauty guru, 27, took to Instagram on Monday, February 16, to share a selfie with a soft smile while going makeup-free. “My skin is STRESSED,” she captioned the pic, zooming in on blemishes. “My gosh.” In […]
Nogueira shared she had been receiving support during her recovery from her “really sweet” boyfriend Zack Panaggio.
Nogueira first shared that she was dating in March, less than one month after she announced her divorce from Cody Hawken. Nogueira and Hawken were married for two years before they split in February.
“You’re going to want to be sitting down for this video. I am getting a divorce. Take a minute, take it in. I am getting a divorce,” Nogueira said in an emotional TikTok at the time. “We love each other so much. We would do anything literally for each other. I want you to know that. I’m not going to be sharing any details whatsoever as to why Cody and I have made this decision.”
She continued, “He and I were together for five years, married for two and they are some of the best memories of my life. Memories that I will cherish forever.”
Prime Video has had a big year so far with the return of comic book projects like Invincible (starring Steven Yeun) and The Boys (starring Karl Urban). While the streamer has confirmed that a new season of Invincible will be released next year, the same can’t be said for The Boys, which recently wrapped up a five-season run after debuting its first season all the way back in 2019. One of Prime Video’s biggest shows to emerge in the last few years is also set to return with a new season later this year, and the series in question is Reacher. Led by towering action behemoth Alan Ritchson and based on the source material by Lee Child, Reacher has become one of the most popular TV shows in the world, and it’s already been picked up for Season 5 ahead of the Season 4 premiere.
Before Prime Video had Reacher, though, it had Jack Ryan, the Tom Clancy-inspired series starring John Krasinski. When Jack Ryan first arrived, Krasinski was mostly known for playing Jim Halpert in The Office, but the Prime Video original espionage thriller helped him become one of the most well-known action stars in the world. Jack Ryan aired four seasons over a handful of years, and while most fans thought that the story of Jack Ryan had reached a natural end following the conclusion of Season 4, Prime Video brought the character back recently for a new sequel movie, Ghost War, which is now streaming around the world. Both Reacher and Jack Ryan fans have been flocking to Ghost War over the last week, which has helped make it one of Prime Video’s most-watched titles of the year so far.
What Is the Original ‘Jack Ryan’ Series About?
A condensed version of the original synopsis for Jack Ryan reads as follows:
“When brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a suspicious trail of bank transfers, he’s pulled from behind his desk and thrust into a deadly global conspiracy. Chasing rising terrorist threats across Europe and the Middle East, Ryan must outmaneuver enemies — and survive long enough to stop them.”
Jack Ryan was written and created for TV by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Roland is best known for his work writing and creating Dark Winds, the supernatural Western series produced by Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin.
Check out all four seasons of Jack Ryan and the spin-off film, Ghost War, on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.
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Millie Bobby Brown is reflecting on the most difficult aspect of adoption.
Sharing her motherhood experience on the Thursday, June 11, episode of Kylie Kelce’s “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, the Stranger Things actress, 22, admitted some parts of the process can be tougher than others.
“Every journey is different. Waiting for the call is the hardest part,” Brown said.
Sharing her advice for others going through a similar journey, Brown added, “I just would always encourage you to understand that every journey is different. Don’t compare yourself to others, don’t compare yourself to statistics, don’t compare yourself to other families, but your baby is out there, and you’ll find each other.”
Millie Bobby Brown is opening up for the first time following the news that she and husband Jake Bongiovi adopted a baby girl. While playing a game with TIME and her Stranger Things castmates on Thursday, October 16, Brown, 21, revealed her daughter is the one thing she can’t live without after Noah Schnapp thought the answer was Bongiovi, 23. […]
Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi, who tied the knot in May 2024, announced the arrival of their baby girl via adoption last year.
“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” Brown and Bongiovi wrote in a joint Instagram statement in August 2025. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy. And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
In the podcast, Brown also clapped back at the harsh criticism she’s received since becoming a first-time parent.
“I was like, ‘This is vicious, you are vicious,’ and I don’t have time for angry women that just need to bring you down, especially when it comes to motherhood,” Brown said on the podcast. “I’ve never experienced anything like this. It’s like, I can always deal with the, ‘Oh, my God, you showed your nipples? What a bitch!’ I’m like, ‘Whatever.’ I don’t care about that, but when you’re like, ‘You didn’t put a hat on your baby?’ I’m like, ‘Try putting a hat on my baby. I dare you [to] put a beanie on her.’”
Brown continued, “Stay in your own lane, put a hat on your baby and put a sock in your mouth. Sorry, the English is coming out of me, but it’s so true. Like, shut up.”
Millie Bobby Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi’s infant daughter just made her interview debut — sort of. Brown, 21, and her Stranger Things castmates teamed up for BuzzFeed’s “The Kitten Interview” to play with rescue cats while discussing season 5 of the Netflix series. “That’s my child,” Brown quipped at the start of the Monday, […]
The Enola Holmes 3 star has long been open about her desire to start a family at a young age.
“My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19,” she said on an episode of the “Smartless” podcast in March 2025. “And you know, it’s been my thing since before I met Jake. Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me.”
Brown added that Bongiovi was well aware of “how important it is” for her to not wait too long to have a child.
“I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it’s so important to start a family for me personally,” she said at the time. “It’s a huge thing. Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.”
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- Collider’s Steve Weintraub talks with legendary action director David Leitch.
- The director discusses the “punk rock” plot details, his visual style, and the stacked cast for How to Rob a Bank.
- Leitch also gives an update on Netflix’s Gears of War movie and drops tons of details on the action-packed comedy Jason Statham Stole My Bike.
This year, those in attendance at CinemaCon were the first to hear new details on David Leitch‘s upcoming heist movie, How to Rob a Bank, where he took to the stage with one of the film’s many stars, Pete Davidson. While on the ground at the con, however, Collider’s Steve Weintraub got the chance to pick the Bullet Train and Fall Guy director’s brain, including his most exciting projects on the slate.
According to Leitch, How to Rob a Bank is “a little bit of a Robin Hood for the digital age,” starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Tati Gabrielle, Davidson, John C. Reilly, and Christian Slater. In the movie, a group of bank robbers post their heists on a YouTube channel as tutorials, taunting and misdirecting law enforcement, who are hot on their trail. “There’s law and there’s justice, and we’re examining that theme.”
You can read the full conversation below, where Leitch not only shares details on How to Rob a Bank, but gives an exciting update for Netflix’s Gears of War adaptation and talks about finally getting Jason Statham Stole My Bike off the ground, and what Statham fans can expect from the action-packed comedy.
Netflix Is “100% Behind” David Leitch’s ‘Gears of War’ Adaptation
The streaming giant officially announced plans for the video game adaptation in 2022.
COLLIDER: Let’s start with the most important question. If someone has never seen Fall Guy, should they watch the extended cut or the theatrical cut?
DAVID LEITCH: Wow. I’m one of those people who ends up really liking the theatrical cut. I think a lot of directors do the extended cut because there are a lot of gems in there, but I usually end up letting those things go, and then I enjoy the tightened version of the film. So look, if you’re a huge Fall Guy fan, watch the extended cut. The unicorn sequence alone is worth it. There are some great alts that Ryan [Gosling] and Emily [Blunt] came up with that are really fun moments. I love it, but I really am a fan of the theatrical cut, I’m not going to lie.
Is Gears of War ever going to happen?
LEITCH: Gears of War, I think, is going to happen.
Video game stuff is more popular than ever.
LEITCH: We have a great draft that’s in progress that’s in really great shape. The studio’s more determined than ever to make it. Netflix is 100% behind it. The Coalition is fired up, as well. They have their game releasing this year, as well, and so it’s all lining up that that movie will happen.
The thing with you is you’re in a very, very lucky, fortunate position where you get to keep working. With so many directors, it’s a long break. You’re about to do Jason Statham Stole My Bike, which is obviously the greatest title in cinematic history, but what is it like knowing that you can keep going?
LEITCH: I feel really fortunate to be in this position. I love directing, and I love being on set. The physical production aspect of making films is one of my favorite things. I think part of it is just coming up as a performer and then a department head, as a stunt designer. Being on set and the physical making of the movie is really where I feel so much at home. So, I’m not afraid of that work. I like doing it.
I think a lot of directors like the break, and more power to them, but I feel like if I invested in the project and I really have a vision of what I want to make, I don’t really want to wait. I would like to make it. So I feel lucky to have things lined up that I’m passionate about that are ready to go. It’s really fortunate. It’s not daunting to me. People always ask me, like, “Man, don’t you want to take a break?” And I’m like, “Not really.”
Again, you won the lottery. It’s really hard.
LEITCH: Yes, I have. I’m very fortunate to be in that position. And again, it’s champagne problems.
‘How to Rob a Bank’ Is David Leitch’s Most Punk Rock Movie Yet
“I always find a heart in my films, but this has something that’s even more relatable.”
How to Rob a Bank: What do you want to tell people about it who don’t know anything?
LEITCH: This is not your typical heist movie. This is a movie that turns that genre on its head. What’s exciting about the movie is it’s a heist movie for the social media age, and not only is it a fun, provocative punk rock film that I’m so excited about, it has something to say, and it is sort of holding up a mirror to society right now in a way that I don’t always get to do as a filmmaker, and that’s what’s really exciting to me about How to Rob a Bank.
You must have done test screenings or friends and family screenings. How was the reaction to the finished film? What did you learn from those screenings?
LEITCH: We had two incredible test screenings. I always take away bits and pieces from our test screenings, but they were overwhelmingly positive. This is a movie that is going to resonate with a lot of people in a lot of walks of life. It’s asking a lot of questions about where is our society going and what are our society’s priorities?
On the surface, it’s a little bit of a Robin Hood for the digital age, but it has even, again, more things to say than that, all wrapped up. A little thing that we like to do at 87North, and I like to do, is I still want to make it entertaining and I want to make it commercial, but at the same time, again, it’s subversive, it’s punk rock, and it has something to say.
How would you describe the camera shots you did? Did you change your style at all? Was the material aligned with your aesthetic?
LEITCH: The story revolves around a group of bank robbers who’ve created a YouTube show called How to Rob a Bank. What they’re doing is they’re posting their heists online as tutorials and teaching people how to do it and get away with it. So I really leaned into the Prosumer camera aesthetic for those videos, and those videos are not only high-action heists, they’re also sort of commentaries about the bank robbers’ worldview and what needs to be happening for change.
In a fun, subversive way, they’re entertainers, so I really leaned into part of the movie as this fun YouTube Prosumer punk rock mashup of, like, “I’m making a YouTube show.” Then the other half of this movie we shot on film, shot on 35, and it’s the grounded reality of their lives and where they are in the world and what’s driving them to take such risks and expose themselves to make change.
We’re at a crossroads in the real world in terms of the haves and have-nots. I don’t want to use the term “affordability,” but I think everyone feels that it’s getting more expensive to live. You obviously made this a while ago, but how does what’s going on in the real world and what people are really talking about in the movie, and is the timing sort of like, “Wait, what?”
LEITCH: Yeah, the timing is like, “wait, what” 1,000%. This is a tale as old as time. What happens is there’s a certain point in societies where the wealth aggregates in a certain place, and then the people have to take the power into their own hands. This is just a moral tale revolving around that, wrapped up in a really fun action movie package with an incredible cast. I mean, you have John C. Reilly playing a burned-out FBI agent five years away from retirement, you have Zoë Kravitz playing a hacker on house arrest, and they become this odd couple that has to chase these bank robbers who are highly elusive. The videos are becoming misdirection, and they’re a really smart group of people, but even those people are realizing that the system isn’t even working for them.
He’s an FBI agent. There’s law, and there’s justice, and we’re examining that theme. Again, it’s kind of wild how much of a mirror this holds up to society. I think that’s why it’s so entertaining to the audience. Whatever you feel about the world today, you’re going to find someone you can relate to, a character in this movie. A lot of my films have a heart. I think Fall Guy had a romantic heart, and in Deadpool, Julian [Dennison]’s character, Firefist, had a huge heart. I always find a heart in my films, but this has something that’s even more relatable dramatically that I’m really excited as a filmmaker to have been able to do. You’re going to go on the ride with these guys, and then you’re going to, hopefully, relate.
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“Mayhem ensues.”
I definitely have to ask you about the greatest title in cinema history. Jason Statham Stole My Bike. What the hell is this movie about, besides Jason having his bike stolen? If that’s even what the movie’s about.
LEITCH: Well, it’s not. I don’t want to get into many of the details because it is the greatest film title of all time, as you said.
It really is.
LEITCH: It’s really fun.
It’s an amazing title, and I’m not being facetious.
LEITCH: Yeah, it’s an amazing title. It forces you to ask a lot of questions, and I think that’s the biggest thing. So I don’t want to give you too much because I want people to still live with the mystery of it all. But look, it’s Jason playing Jason in a movie that he’s going to have to… What’s the best way to describe it? I don’t want to give too much.
I don’t want you to get in trouble.
LEITCH: I wouldn’t even get in trouble. It’s Jason playing Jason and…
Let me just say this: I love Jason Statham, and I love his movies, but I’ll be honest and say he’s playing the same person in every film. Is he playing the same person in this, or is there a different Jason Statham?
LEITCH: No, he’s playing Jason Statham. He’s playing himself. I think that that’s what’s really interesting about it to me. I think it’s different than some of these other meta movies. We’re just really trying to capture something comedic and fun. Obviously, there is some self-righteousness going on. There is a four-quadrant element to it. It’s fun, and it’s family, and it’s a chance for Jason and I to do something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time together, and that’s, really, get together and make a story with a heart.
Is it PG-13 or R?
LEITCH: It’s PG-13.
And who’s making it? I actually don’t know.
LEITCH: Black Bear. Amazon International and Black Bear.
Where are you filming?
LEITCH: London and Malta.
I love Malta.
LEITCH: We’re playing Malta for Malta.
I was going to ask you because there’s a great tax break there, but it’s also beautiful, and no one films Malta for Malta, or not many do that. So is a huge part of the story Malta?
LEITCH: Yeah.
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Now there’s a little bit more meat on the bones in terms of what this movie is about. When are you going to announce any of the cast, or can you tell me anything right now?
LEITCH: This thing is one of those beautiful moments where you say, “I’m lucky and I get to work a lot.” Jason and I had a window of time. We both had a window, and we had had this script presented to us a while back, probably two years ago now, and Jason and I talked about it, and we thought it’d be really fun to do. It was a really fun concept, and we were just trying to find windows that lined up. He called me in January, and I was posting How to Rob a Bank, and he’s like, “I got a window. My other movie fell through. I have a window in summer. Could you make it work?” And I’m like, “Let me think.” I’m like, man, I’m just finishing post, and I have something potentially in late fall. Can I squeeze that in? I thought about it for like five minutes, and I’m like, “You know what? Screw it. Yes! We’ll figure it out. Let’s go.”
It’s a small movie and it’s really a sweet, funny action. There’ll be a lot of action, but you’re going to see Jason be fun. I think that’s what’s really exciting. Jason has such great comedic instincts and he gets to do it a lot. He did it in Spy, but he doesn’t get to do it a lot is what I should say, and I think people want to see him in those roles. We have a real opportunity here to give people something fun and interesting and escapist, and again, with a heart.
How long is the shoot?
LEITCH: It’s a short shoot. Again, it’s not far off from How to Rob a Bank. It’s a 45-day shoot.
How to Rob a Bank opens in theaters on September 4. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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